List of monarchs of Hawaii

Monarchy of Hawaiʻi
Royal Coat of arms
Details
Style	See below
First monarch	Kamehameha I
Last monarch	Liliʻuokalani
Formation	1795
Abolition	1893
Residence	ʻIolani Palace (1845–1893)

Kamehameha I established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1795 after conquering most of the Hawaiian archipelago. In 1810, Kaumualii became a vassal of Kamehameha I, who therefore emerged as the sole sovereign of the island chain of Hawaiʻi. His dynasty lasted until 1872, and Kingdom of Hawaii lasted until 1893, when Queen Liliuokalani, of the Kalākaua Dynasty, was deposed by a pro-United States led overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. On November 23, 1993, the Congress passed Public Law 103-150, also known as the Apology Resolution, acknowledging the American role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. President Bill Clinton signed the joint resolution the same day.

Hawaiian Monarchs (1795–1893)

Kamehameha Dynasty (1795–1872)

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Kamehameha I Spring, 1795 – May 8, 1819		c. 1758 Moʻokini Heiau, Kohala, Hawaiʻi island son of Keōua and Kekuʻiapoiwa	various	May 8, 1819 Kamakahonu, Kailua-Kona, Kona, Hawaiʻi island aged 61?
Kamehameha II May 20, 1819 – July 14, 1824		c. 1797 Hilo, Hawaiʻi island son of Kamehameha I and Keōpūolani	(1) Kamāmalu (2) Kīnaʻu (3) Kekāuluohi (4) Kalanipauahi (5) Kekauʻōnohi (6) Kekai Haʻakulou	July 14, 1824 Caledonian Hotel, London, England aged 27
Kamehameha III June 6, 1825 – December 15, 1854		August 11, 1813 Keauhou Bay, North Kona, Hawaiʻi island son of Kamehameha I and Keōpūolani	Kalama Honolulu, Oʻahu 14 February 1837 two sons	December 15, 1854 Honolulu, Oʻahu aged 41
Kamehameha IV January 11, 1855 – November 30, 1863		February 9, 1834 Honolulu, Oʻahu biological son of Kekūanāoʻa and Kīnaʻu and hānai son of Kamehameha III and Kalama	Emma Rooke Kawaiahaʻo Church, Honolulu, Oʻahu 19 June 1856 one son	November 30, 1863 Honolulu, Oʻahu aged 29
Kamehameha V November 30, 1863 – December 11, 1872		December 11, 1830 Honolulu, Oʻahu biological son of Kekūanāoʻa and Kīnaʻu and hānai son of Nāhiʻenaʻena (later) Hoapili and Kaheiheimālie	Never married	December 11, 1872 ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu aged 42
Lunalilo January 8, 1873 – February 3, 1874		January 31, 1835 Pohukaina, Honolulu, Oʻahu son of Kanaʻina and Kekāuluohi	Never married	February 3, 1874 Haimoeipo, Honolulu, Oʻahu aged 39

Kalākaua Dynasty (1874–1893)

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Kalākaua February 12, 1874 – January 20, 1891		November 16, 1836 Honolulu, Oʻahu biological son of Kapaʻakea and Keohokālole and hānai son of Kinimaka and Haʻaheo	Kapiʻolani December 19, 1863 no issue	January 20, 1891 Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, United States aged 54
Liliʻuokalani January 29, 1891 – January 17, 1893		September 2, 1838 Honolulu, Oʻahu biological daughter of Kapaʻakea and Keohokālole and hānai daughter of Pākī and Kōnia	John Owen Dominis ʻAikupika, Haleakala Estate, Honolulu, Oʻahu September 16, 1862 no issue	November 11, 1917 Washington Place, Honolulu, Oʻahu aged 79

Styles

Period	Style	Used by
1795–1852	Hawaiian: Aliʻi Nui English: High Chief[1][2] Meaning: Originally meaning "Great Chief" of a single island[3][4] (not the same as a European king)[3]	Kamehameha I, Kamehameha II, Kamehameha III
1852–1887	Hawaiian: Aliʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina English: Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands	Kamehameha III, Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Lunalilo, Kalākaua
1863–1887	Hawaiian: Ma ka Lokomaikaʻi o ke Akua, Ke Aliʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina English: By the grace of God, the Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands	Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Lunalilo, Kalākaua, Liliuokalani I
1887–1891	Hawaiian: Ma ka Lokomaikaʻi o ke Akua, Moʻi o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina English: By the grace of God, King of the Hawaiian Islands	Kalākaua
1891–1893	Hawaiian: Ma ka Lokomaikaʻi o ke Akua, Moʻi Wahine o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻAina English: By the grace of God, Queen of the Hawaiian Islands	Liliuokalani

Timeline

Family Tree

Lonomaaikanaka

Keawe II 1665–1754 Aliʻi of Hawaiʻi

Kalanikauleleiaiwi

Lonoikahaupu Aliʻi of Kauaʻi

Kaiʻinamao Aliʻi of Kaʻū

Kamakaʻimoku

Keeaumoku Nui Aliʻi of Kona

Keawepoepoe

Kanoena

Kalaniʻōpuʻu 1729–1782 Aliʻi of Hawaiʻi

Kalola 1735–1790

Keōua ?–1767

Kekuʻiapoiwa II ?–1809

Kamakaʻeheikuli

Kameʻeiamoku ?–1802

Kīwalaʻō 1760–1782 Aliʻi of Hawaiʻi

Kekuʻiapoiwa Liliha 1746–1815

Kepoʻokalani

Keōpūolani 1778–1823

Kamehameha I 1758–1819 (1795–1819)

Kalākua Kaheiheimālie 1778–1823

Kalaimamahu ?–1820

Kamanawa ʻŌpio 1785–1840

ʻAikanaka 1790–1868

Kamehameha II 1797–1824 (1819–1824)

Kamehameha III 1813–1854 (1825–1854)

Kaʻahumanu II 1805–1839

Kaʻahumanu III 1795–1885

Kapaʻakea 1815–1866

Keohokālole 1816–1869

Kamehameha IV 1834–1863 (1855–1863)

Kamehameha V 1830–1872 (1863–1872)

Kaʻahumanu IV 1838–1866

Lunalilo 1835–1874 (1873–1874)

Kalākaua 1836–1891 (1874–1891)

Liliʻuokalani 1838–1917 (1891–1893)

See also

• House of Keoua Nui
• House of Kawananakoa
• List of Governors of Hawaii

References

1. Roger S. Gottlieb (7 November 2003). This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment. Routledge. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-1-136-91539-0.
2. Mary Māmaka Kaiao Kuleana kope. "Hawaiian Dictionaries". University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
3. e. Craighill Handy (15 December 1989). Ancient Hawaiian Civilization: A Series of Lectures Delivered at THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS. Tuttle Publishing. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-1-4629-0438-9.
4. Margaret Jolly (1989). Family and Gender in the Pacific: Domestic Contradictions and the Colonial Impact. Cambridge University Press. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-0-521-34667-2.

Bibliography

• Alexander, William DeWitt (1891). "Appendix H: Sovereigns of the Hawaiian Islands". A Brief History of the Hawaiian People. American Book Co. p. 331.
• Cartwright, Bruce (1930). "Note on Hawaiian Genealogies". Hawaiian Historical Society (Hawaiian Historical Society): 45–47.
• Kamakau, Samuel (1992) [1961]. Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii (Revised ed.). Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. ISBN 0-87336-014-1.
• Kuykendall, Ralph Simpson (1965) [1938]. Hawaiian Kingdom 1778–1854, Foundation and Transformation 1. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-87022-431-X.
• Kuykendall, Ralph Simpson (1953). Hawaiian Kingdom 1854–1874, Twenty Critical Years 2. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-87022-432-4.
• Kuykendall, Ralph Simpson (1966) [1967]. Hawaiian Kingdom 1874–1893, the Kalakaua Dynastism 3. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-87022-433-1.
• Osorio, Jon Kamakawiwoʻole (2002). Dismembering Lāhui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2549-7.

External links

• Hawaiian Head of State
• Kingdom of Hawaii